The theme at this Week’s Hong Kong Welcome Course was “Well-being”. That is something which is important to everyone, but especially important if you have just moved to a new country, are learning a new language, are putting your children… Read more

After the seven baptisms last Sunday morning, it was wonderful to see ten candidates going forward in the afternoon to be confirmed by Bishop Lee at Malmesbury Abbey. It was a beautiful setting for the service. Much of the Abbey… Read more

A number of people have decided this year to make use, once again, of the opportunity to donate to Samaritans Purse via the Internet. However, The Craft Club really wanted to make it personal. Last Sunday, Bridget tells me no… Read more

The ROCK Cafe Committee had a painful decision to make last week. The ROCK was one of the highlights of our church life for many years. However, Covid put a sudden end to it in March 2020. Over two years… Read more

We want to celebrate the Light Party last Saturday evening. As an outreach event, it was very successful. There were so many adults and children present who are not members of St John’s. Clearly invitations had gone out to members… Read more

Having recently recruited a brand new soprano for the choir this year, we are looking for others. Alison manages to produce a great sound every year from a group of amateurs (with one or two exceptions). The first rehearsal will… Read more

Lots of Real Advent Calendars, complete with a book telling the Christmas story, plus lots of delicious chocolates behind the doors, are available to buy in church. Each calendar is £4.50 – Buy today or sign up in church.

Last week at 11am we sang a song containing the word “stable”. This week you will hear the word “Advent” for the first time in 2022. It can only mean one thing. Time to get ready. An Advent Calendar which… Read more

Thanks to a tremendous amount of gifts at Harvest Thanksgiving, St John’s was able to donate considerable amounts of food to both the Swindon Food Collective and The Filling Station. Filling Station is directly supported by church members throughout the… Read more

We are trying to work out the best way to do this. After Covid, people were just not keen on having coffee after church. In the end, we had to stand the tea and coffee teams down. Plus, people often… Read more

We have called the preparation course “Considering Confirmation”. Pray for those young people who have completed the course and are deciding if this is the right step for them. Malmesbury Abbey Next Sunday at 4pm

Imagine you are standing in the car park trying to decide whether to go through the door— or not. If you have been a church member for some years, it can be daunting. If you are not familiar with churches… Read more